August 2009 = (New and Long Time) Member Appreciation Month at T-ShirtForums.com - Triple Hat Press Giveaway from Imprintables Warehouse!
As is the yearlytraditionhere at T-ShirtForums.com, August is the official "Member Appreciation" month!
Member Appreciation Month is a celebration of both new members to the forums and our great existing community of experts and t-shirt enthusiasts who take time out of their day to offer help to their peers.
It's my chance to say THANKS to all of you who help to make T-ShirtForums a great place to share and learn about the t-shirt industry!
The number of members here who take time out of their days to help others out with problems is simply amazing. August is one of the ways I try to say thank you for all of your help.
This is our 4th year and we've got 3 GREAT giveaways to announce!
Instead of saving the best for last, lets jump right into the biggest announcement:
Imprintables Warehouse is sponsoring a triple hat press giveaway.
With over 5,600 helpful posts, Kelly (Girlzndollz) has contributed with the true spirit of a forum. First registering for the forum to learn and post questions and then taking the time to share what she's learned with other members who are new to the processes. Her patient, friendly and thought out responses truly help make the forum a welcoming place to visit.
Recently Lewis (Solmu) tripped the postometer with a whopping 10,000 helpful posts! Whether it's sharing the fruits of his research in the t-shirt tag and relabeling forum or passing online tips about screen printing or intellectual property, Lewis has been a valued member of the forum from our first year online. Big thanks to him for being the first to volunteer for the thankless job of being a forum moderator
With so many helpful members of our community, I know it's going to be fun challenge to vote in a new MHM (Most Helpful Member)
The member (with more than 100 posts) that is voted "Most Helpful Member" for the month of August 2008 will win a$100 Gift Certificate to eBay or Amazon.com (or $100 via PayPal)
You also get a cool "most helpful member" t-shirt avatar background (instead of a white or black t-shirt background). Lou's is a cool tan color, Fluid's is graphite gray, Kelly's is a regal purple color and Lewis's is a smooth gray...what color will you choose?
Q: What do you mean by "most helpful"?
A: Everyone here is already pretty darn helpful, so this will be hard to judge. For the purpose of this contest, it means things like:
Seeing if you have an answer for some of our "Unanwered Topics". There's also a link to unanwered questions in the left hand area once you're logged in.
Don't get me wrong, the search IS very helpful for finding answers that may have already been posted. It should definitely be the first stop when trying to find an answer to a question.
However, not everyone knows how to navigate an online forum.
Also, it can be a challenge sometimes know which terms to search for since they weren't part of those older topics. It can also get frustrating sometimes to search and search through 1000's of topics, when you aren't sure if the answer is there or under what post title.
"Use the search" also doesn't come off as very helpful or friendly to someone that is new to the whole process.
Some alternatives to "Use the Search" would be:
take a second to repost an answer if you know it
just skip that topic and wait for another member to get a chance to answer the question (it may be their first time getting to answer a question and contribute).
link them to a specific thread so they don't have to try dozens of search terms. You can also let them know what search terms you used to find the answer to help guide them in the right direction.
Not to worry, I'm definitely guilty of this too But let's all try to make an effort this month to avoid pushing that UTS button (U.se T.he S.earch)
Keep posting helpful tips, information, suggestions, videos, answers in the forums!
Q: Who will decide who the "Most Helpful Member" is?
A: You do! You can send your nominations to me privately via the Forum Feedback section, or PM or Email. Only these 3 methods of voting will be accepted.
Any member with more than 100 posts is eligible to be voted for!
You know what they say once an MHM, always a MHM, so no votes for past Members please;it's time to pass the torch on to another deserving member
I will tally the votes at the end of the month and announce the winner!
3. While we always encourage new members to register and post their questions in the forums, for the month of August, we're offering a bit of incentive
A: Someone who has registered for the T-ShirtForums and has a total of anywhere from 1-99 posts during the month of August 2009.
Q: What constitutes the "most interesting" topic?
A: Good question. It could be a simple question that gets a lot of response from other members. It could be an interesting observation/tip that members can use.
The winner will be decided by a combination of number of replies to the topic, the "thread rating" of the topic (members can rate each thread on a 5 star rating scale), overall member response to the topic, etc. The final decision will be made by yours truly
If you've been watching and reading the forum posts for a while, waiting for a chance to register and introduce yourself and get involved, this is a great time to join our t-shirt community. You know who you are
So that's it August 2009 should prove to be an exciting month here at T-ShirtForums.com!
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